Sun Java System Portal Server Mobile Access 7.1 Developer's Guide

To Define a Custom Channel Property


Note –

If you are not already logged in, log in to the Sun Java System Identity Server administration console as the administrator. By default, Identity Management is selected in the Header frame (the top horizontal frame) and Organizations is selected in the View menu of the Navigation frame (the left vertical frame).

  1. From the View menu, click Services.

  2. Click the arrow for Portal Desktop under the Portal Server 7.1 Configuration heading.

    The Portal Desktop page appears in the Data Frame (the right vertical frame).

  3. Click the Manage Channels and Containers link for the Display Profile.

  4. Click the Edit Properties link for the channel that you want to add Help to.


ProcedureTo Define a Custom Channel Property:

  1. Click the appropriate link. For example, for the WML client type, click the “client=WML” link.

    The client type window appears, such as the “client=WML” window.

  2. Click the New link to add a custom channel property.

  3. From the Type menu, select String.

  4. In the Name field, enter helpURL.

  5. In the Value field, enter the location of your Help file relative to your Portal Server 7.1 web application documentation root (for example, mobile/wml/help.wml).

  6. Click Save (or click Save and Add Another if you want to add another property).

    The location of your Help file is now displayed under the Customized heading in the helpURL field.